American Revolution Notebook for Google Slides®

Students utilize this social studies resource to practice research skills and cite evidence while learning about the American Revolution. Students receive support from the embedded online web and video links and instructions for each slide. This history resource is for students in grades 3 - 5.

HOW IT WORKS

Teach the American Revolution social studies content, then use this digital notebook for practice while integrating research and writing skills.

• Use it as a traditional Interactive Notebook.
• Use it one slide at a time to complement a particular lesson on the American Revolution.
• Use it as independent work such as a classroom project or homework.

One slide includes 15 HYPERLINKS to trusted, reliable, kid-friendly free sites that the students can use for research and information gathering in conjunction with the print resources you provide. Some are print only, some are video sites, and some are a mix of various media.

The Interactive Digital Notebook includes most of the important events, people, and places of the American Revolution.

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• Paul Revere’s Ride
• Causes of the American Revolution
• Flags of the American Revolution
• Major battles
• Role of women
• Founding Fathers
• Map of the colonies
• Timeline of the American Revolution and much more!

HOW WILL STUDENTS INTERACT WITH THE DIGITAL NOTEBOOK?

On some slides, the student will drag interactive pieces to

• identify the 13 colonies on a map
• Construct a timeline
• piece together puzzles of the major battles
• the sequence of Paul Revere’s ride
• match an event to the city in which it happened
• match cause and effect
• and more!

On other slides, the student will write to

• describe what is happening at the Boston Tea Party
• a summary of what happened at the Boston Massacre
• contributions of the Founding Fathers
• comparing and contrasting British and American troops
• explaining points of view
• paraphrasing or explaining parts of the Declaration of Independence
• describing the flags of the American Revolution
• and more!

Culminating slides/activities include writing

• an opinion
• an informative essay
• a fictional narrative

Each slide is paired with a Common Core State Standard for English Language Arts for grades 3 - 5 so that you can integrate it with Language Arts. All student slides have interactivity involving dragging, matching, or writing.

THE 24 SLIDES INCLUDE

• Slide 1: Cover Page
• Slide 2: Table of Contents
• Slide 3: Instructions for Students
• Slide 4: Hyperlinks for Students
• Slide 5: Activity 1: Map of the 13 Colonies
• Slide 6: Activity 2: Taxes! Laws! More Taxes!
• Slide 7: Activity 3: TimeLine of the Revolution
• Slide 8: Activity 4: The Boston Massacre
• Slide 9: Activity 5: The Boston Tea Party
• Slide 10: Activity 6: Paul Revere's Ride
• Slide 11: Activity 7: Causes of the American Revolution
• Slide 12: Activity 8: Contributions of the Founding Fathers
• Slide 13: Activity 9: The Declaration of Independence
• Slide 14: Activity 10: General George Washington
• Slide 15: Activity 11: Flags of the Revolution
• Slide 16: Activity 12: Points of View During the Revolution
• Slide 17: Activity 13: It Happened Here!
• Slide 18: Activity 14: Compare & Contrast American & British Troops
• Slide 19: Activity 15: Major Battles of the Revolution
• Slide 20: Activity 16: Women Take to the Fight!
• Slide 21: Activity 17: Powerful Words
• Slide 22: Activity 18: Writing an Opinion
• Slide 23: Activity 19: Writing a Narrative
• Slide 24: Activity 20: Writing an Informative Essay

Step-by-step directions for the student are on each slide included in the Speaker Notes at the bottom of the slide (similar to PowerPoint Presenter Notes).

Some other unique features of this Interactive Digital Notebook

• Table of Contents has links to each slide for easy navigation and return navigation
• HYPERLINKS to websites on the page for easy access
• Video Links use Safeshare.tv for safe viewing from YouTube
• Answer Key included
• Scoring Guide included
• List of Common Core State Standards for ELA pairings by grade level
• Tutorial for the teacher on how to assign the Interactive Digital Notebook in Google Classroom
• Teacher Tips for using Google Slides
• All student instructions are in the SPEAKER NOTES
• PDF file for the teacher of all the slides for reference
• PDF file for the teacher of the slides and SPEAKER NOTES
• There is a PRINTABLE for the student on which to take notes by hand

TEACHERS, LIKE YOU, SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alyssa E. says, "This resource was engaging and perfect for our American Revolution unit. I love how it taught the social studies standards and integrated in reading and writing standards. Thank you!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sara B. says, "This was a really wonderful resource! It had so many different activities that not only taught important social studies information, but allowed reading and writing to be incorporated beautifully! I would absolutely recommend!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Melinda B. says, "Definitely better than a worksheet! Went very well with our 5th grade lessons. Thanks!"

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Permission to use on secure digital learning management system platforms (such as Google Classroom, Teams, Canva, etc.)

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